OVERVIEW
The 3 Day Bwindi Gorilla Safari from Kigali is one of the most cost-effective and shorter-distance Bwindi National park safaris that tourists can schedule for an incredible Gorilla safari experience. Given the close proximity of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park to Rwanda compared to Entebbe, which requires approximately 8-9 hours of road transfer, a 3 Day Bwindi Gorilla Safari from Kigali requires only about 4 hours of road travel.
This safari begins and concludes in Kigali, Rwanda, with gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
TOUR SUMMARY
- Day 1: Pick up in Kigali, transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
- Day 2: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park
- Day 3: Transfer back to Kigali
DAY 1: Pick up in Kigali, transfer to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
- On the first day of 3 days Bwindi Gorilla safari from Kigali. Your safari guide will either meet you up from the Kigali airport or your hotel. He will welcome you to the 3-Day Bwindi Gorilla Safari from Kigali and provide you with an overview of the itinerary. After that, you will be transferred to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park through the gorgeous Rwandan hills with the enroute lunch. You will reach the park, then check into the lodge, and spend the remainder of the day relaxing. The lodge provides dinner and overnight accommodations.
- Depending on the time of your arrival in Kigali, you may wish to participate in optional activities such as a Kigali City tour.
DAY 2: Gorilla trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park.
- On the second day of 3 days Bwindi Gorilla safari from Kigali. Wake up early in the morning and be served with leisurely breakfast. After an early morning breakfast, with your packed lunch you will meet with your safari guide and then proceed to the starting point of your Bwindi gorilla trekking expedition. You and other gorilla trekkers will be briefed on the rules and regulations of gorilla trekking, as well as what to expect during your gorilla trek in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Then, you will be divided into groups of eight and assigned Bwindi gorillas families to trek with armed rangers. You will appreciate your surroundings as you seek for gorillas in their native habitat like the beautiful biodiversity around the jungle. The activity takes around 30 minutes to 8 hours, immediately you get to spot the gorillas you will be given one hour to be presence of the gorillas while watching them feed, playing, making nests for their next nights and others, more so taking their pictures and recording their videos.
- After that one hour you will go back to the starting point and receive the gorilla trekking certificates. After you will meet with your safari guide and take you back tour lodge for the relaxation. As well later you can have optional safari activity either batwa cultural tours, forest walks or nature walks. And after return to your same lodge for dinner and the overnight stay.
DAY 3: Transfer back to Kigali
- On the final day of the 3 Bwindi Gorilla safari from Kigali. You will wake up to a lavish breakfast at the lodge, which you will enjoy at your leisure. You will then be transferred back to Kigali and dropped off at Kigali International Airport for your departure flight, bringing your excursion to a close.
